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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened on Elizabeth's journey back to London at Queen Mary's request?
(a) She tried to escape.
(b) She was very ill.
(c) She was almost kidnapped.
(d) She witnessed a mob.

2. What was Frances Brandon's second husband's occupation?
(a) Master of Horse.
(b) Haberdasher.
(c) Keeper of Clocks.
(d) Tanner.

3. When Philip II was excommunicated by Rome, what was Mary forced to do?
(a) Provide an heir to the throne.
(b) Choose her husband or her religion.
(c) Leave the church.
(d) Name Elizabeth as a successor.

4. When Charles V abdicated the throne, what did Philip's brother, the Archduke Ferdinand, become?
(a) Cardinal Ferdinand.
(b) Holy Roman Emperor.
(c) Lord Protector.
(d) King of Spain.

5. Whom did the public want Queen Mary to wed?
(a) Edward Courtenay.
(b) Stephen Gardiner.
(c) William Cecil.
(d) Roger Ascham.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Dudley, Earl of Warwick and Duke of Northumberland, was executed on what date?

2. How did Prince Philip of Spain's wife Maria of Portugal die?

3. How many courtiers attended the public bedding ceremony between Mary and Philip of Spain?

4. The council warned Mary that opposing Jane Grey's execution would be perceived as what?

5. Where did Mary and Philip go in April 1555 to await the birth of their child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the atmosphere at Hampton court when Mary and Philip arrived to await the birth of their first child?

2. How was Philip of Spain greeted when he arrived in England?

3. Why were the councilors undecided about what they should do with Elizabeth, and what choice did they eventually make?

4. Why was Mary reluctant to execute Jane Grey, and what was the council's response?

5. What was Mary's state of mind at the end of her life?

6. What personal disadvantages did Mary have as Queen of England, and what did this foretell for her future reign?

7. What rumors circulated about Mary's pregnancy, and what claim does Weir make about her condition?

8. Why did Charles V put forth Philip of Spain as a candidate for marriage to Queen Mary?

9. What was Philip's state of mind at Hampton Court regarding Mary not giving birth, and why did he leave?

10. Describe the relationship between Philip and Elizabeth at Hampton Court, and why was it significant?

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